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Shining Spotlight on Ohio Sale Saturday

Sep 05, 2013

I'm salivating.

Salivating looking at pics of the following (4) items up for sale on a very small farm auction this Saturday (September 7, 2013) in New Reigel, OH by my good friends Doug and Eileen Walton with United Country - Walton Realty & Auction Co., LLC. Here's the rundown:

That JD 4240 sure is a looker. Here is a list of a few of the highest auction sale prices I've seen the past 20 months on JD 4240's:

Year

Hours

Cond.

Price

Date

Area*

Specs

1978

3,452

Exc.

$32,000

8/28/12

WCMN

QR

1979

3,879

Good

$30,750

11/17/12

SWMN

QR

1980

?

Good

$26,500

6/8/13

NEIA

PS

1981

3,380

Good

$24,750

6/1/13

ECIA

PS

1981

5,820

Good

$27,750

4/10/13

NETX

w/Loader

1981

4,791

Exc.

$34,500

2/28/12

ECNE

QR, 2nd owner

1982

2,612

Exc.

$32,500

9/22/12

WCMN

PS, 1 owner

1982

3,444

Exc.

$35,000

11/24/12

SEMN

* Area sold: SEMN = Southeast Minnesota, etc.

The 1982 JD 4240 with 3,444 hours sold for $35,000 highlighted in the table...that is the highest auction sale price I've seen on a JD 4240. For latest in auction sale price data and equipment available on upcoming machinery auctions all over, go to www.machinerypete.com